[Mikleo sits on the edge of Sorey's desk instead. This is not the first time.]

Me neither, but we know that language can evolve over time. The core concept is the same. Malak is... also a very old word, like seraph. And it has a similar meaning, if I remember correctly.

[Mikleo folds his arms and looks at the floor.]

How distant are we talking? Five hundred years? ... A thousand?

If he remembered fighting us, it probably would have come up already. I really doubt he would, though. He was... pretty far gone at the end.